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Originally Posted by swish77
For that money, I'd want matching patina from the original hands. No relume. No color matching. Not sourced and/or replaced. Original, matching hands would be a must. Something happened to these hands, and it ain't good.
The most prominent parts on a watch, what you look at every single time, are the dial and the hands. I wouldn't want to look at this watch on my wrist, in its current state anyway. And is that a chip at 30, as previously mentioned, or just something on the crystal? (And more minor, what's up with the insert pearl? That ain't right either.)
Dial and case are very nice (dial chip notwithstanding), and the crystal could be buffed out or replaced. But $40K? No way. I suppose you could track down a set of tritium hands with heavy patina, but matching them to a dial is virtually impossible. I've been down that road, and it's not fun.
I know Gai. He often has nice watches.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Yes, I'm looking for/at all of these issues closely.
Everyone that has chimed in helps me to keep to my check list.
I put a call into Gai. He's a big help. This is the first one he's found for me to look at. It took him only a couple of days to find it. If this one doesn't work out, I'm thinking he'll be able to find me something a bit better in the near future.
I'm taking my time on this purchase. No rush or hurry at all. I will know it when I find the right watch for sure.